Special Days Archive – Direct links to the most recent Special Days and Resource lists for each month

I make my monthly special days lists by using several sources including old calendars, holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in. Below are the links to my favorite online April calendars.

April’s special days list is bursting with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! Whether you’re looking for something special to study, trivia, a day to celebrate, or a food to add to the menu, this list gives you plenty to choose from.

April’s Themes, Awareness, and Observances

Amateur Radio

Arab American Heritage

Astronomy

Autism Awareness

Car Care

Card and Letter Writing

Celebrate Diversity

Confederate History

Decorating

Financial Literacy Month

Frogs

Garden

Guitar

Holy Humor

Home Improvement

Humor

Jazz Appreciation

Keep America Beautiful

Kites

Landscape Architecture

Listening Awareness

Math Education

Military Child

Pet 1st Aid

Poetry

Recycling

School Library

Straw Hat

Stress Awareness

Young Child

Youth Sports Safety

World Habitat Awareness

April Food Themes

Celery

Child Nutrition

Cranberries

Gooseberries

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Pecan

Soy Foods

April’s Daily Specials (the * after the daily special means it does not always fall on the same date each year)

April 1

April Fool’s Day

Atheist Day

Fun at Work Day

Golden Rule Week begins

Medication Safety Week begins

Poetry and The Creative Mind Day

Read a Road Map Week begins

Reading Is Funny Day

Tatting Day

US Air Force Academy Day

Walking Day

April 2

Author Hans Christian Andersen born 1805

Children’s Book Day

Ferret Day

Ponce de Leon discovers and claims Florida for Spain 1513

Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

Reconciliation Day

World Autism Day

April 3

Chocolate Mousse Day

Don’t Go To Work Unless It’s Fun Day

Find a Rainbow Day

Good Friday *

Scientist Jane Goodall born 1934

Johan Gutenberg 1st used movable type to print a book 1451

Author Washington Irving born 1783

Passover *

1st Pony Express Mail Route 1860

Tweed Day

Walk to Work Day *(1st Fri.)

Weed Out Hate/Sow Seeds of Greatness Day

World Party Day

April 4

Hug a Newsman Day

Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated 1968

Love Our Children Day *(1st Sat.)

NATO established 1949

Pillow Fight Day *(1st Sat.)

Rat Day

Robotics Week begins

Author/Illustrator Glen Rounds born 1906

Tell a Lie Day

Vitamin C Day

Walk Around Things Day

April 5

Bat Appreciation Week begins *

Deep Dish Pizza Day

Easter Sunday *

Explore Your Career Options Week begins *

Go For Broke Day

Scientist Joseph Lister born 1827

Plum Pudding Day

Scientist Walter Sutton born 1877

Activist Booker T. Washington born 1856

April 6

1st Animated Cartoon was copyrighted 1906

Army Day

Fresh Tomato Day

North Pole discovered 1909

Public Health Week *

Artist Raphael born 1483

Sorry Charlie Day

Sweet Tater Day *(1st Mon.)

Tartan Day (Scottish Heritage)

Teflon invented 1938

Twinkie invented 1930

US Entry Into WWI 1916

April 7

Beaver Day

Caramel Popcorn Day

Metric System Day

No Housework Day

Poet William Wordsworth born 1770

World Health Organization Day

April 8

All Is Ours Day

Buddha born 563BC

Draw a Picture of a Bird Day

Empanada Day

Garden Week begins *(2nd week)

Roma Day

April 9

Appomattox Day (US Civil War ends 1865)

Cherish an Antique Day

Winston Churchill Day (first person to become an Honorary Citizen of the United States 1963)

Name Yourself Day

April 10

Farm Animals Day

Golfers Day

Salvation Army Founder’s Day 1865

Safety Pin patented 1849

Sibling Day

April 11

Apollo 13 Launched 1970

Baby Massage Day *(2nd Sat.)

Barbershop Quartet Day

8-Track Tape Day

Just Pray No! Weekend of Prayer and Fasting begins *

Pet Day

End of Revolutionary War 1783

Slow Art Day *(2nd Sat.)

Submarine Day

Teach Your Children to Save Day

April 12

Big Wind Day

American Civil War begins 1861

Author Beverly Cleary born 1916

D.E.A.R. Day (Drop Everything and Read Day)

Global Day to End Child Sexual Abuse *(2nd Sun.)

Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day

International Day for Street Children

Library Week *

Licorice Day

1st Human Space Flight 1961

Paul Revere’s Famous Ride 1775

1st Space Shuttle launch 1981

Student Employment Week begins *

Volunteer Week begins *

Walk On Your Wild Side Day

Week of the Young Child begins *

April 13

American Indian Awareness Week begins *

Cowboy/Outlaw Butch Cassidy born 1866

President Thomas Jefferson born 1743

Scrabble Day

April 14

Dolphin Day

Library Day *(Tues. during Library Week)

Look Up At The Sky Day

Moment of Laughter Day

One Day Without Shoes Day*

Pecan Day

Reach as High as You Can Day

Websters American Dictionary of the English Language published 1828

April 15

Corrie Ten Boom born 1892

Artist/Scientist/Inventor Leonardo Da Vinci born 1452

Holocaust Remembrance Day *

Jackie Robinson Day

Rubber Eraser Day

Take A Wild Guess Day

The Titanic sank 1912

April 16

Day of the Mushroom

Eggs Benedict Day

High Five Day*

Stress Awareness Day

Teen Literature Day *(Thurs. of Library Week)

Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day

Inventor Wilbur Wright born 1867

April 17

Bat Appreciation Day

Blah! Blah! Blah! Day

Cheese Ball Day

Day of Silence *

Ellis Island History Day

Haiku Poetry Day

1st Hershey Bar sold 1895

Youth Service Days begin *

April 18

Amateur Radio Day

Auctioneers Day *(3rd Sat.)

Cleaning for a Reason Week begins *

Husband Appreciation Day*(3rd Sat.)

Juggler’s Day

Money Smart Week begins *

San Francisco Earthquake 1906

April 19

Bicycle Day

Coin Week begins *

Environmental Education Week begins *

Garlic Day

Hanging Out Day

Karaoke Week begins *

Princess Week begins *

The Shot Heard Around the World (Battle of Lexington and Concord) 1775

April 20

Boston Marathon *(3rd Mon.)

Chinese Language Day

Marie and Pierre Curie Discover Radium 1902

Adolf Hitler born 1889

Look Alike Day

Patriot’s Day *(3rd Mon.)

Playground Safety Week begins *

Volunteer Recognition Day

April 21

Chocolate Covered Cashews Day

Gathering of the Nations PowWow begins *

Queen Elizabeth born 1926

Henry VIII Became King of England 1509

Innovation Day

Kindergarten Day

Naturalist John Muir born 1838

National Park Week begins *

Rome Founded 753 BC

April 22

Earth Day

Girl Scout Leaders Day

Jelly Bean Day

Mother Earth Day

Roller Skates patented 1823

April 23

President James Buchanan born 1791

English Language Day

St. George’s Day

Homerun Day

Laboratory Day

Movie Theater Day

Picnic Day

Slay A Dragon Day

Take a Chance Day

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day *(4th Thurs.)

Talk Like Shakespeare Day / Author William Shakespeare born 1564

Zucchini Bread Day

April 24

Arbor Day *(last Fri.)

Dance Week begins

Fiddler’s Frolic begins *

Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day

Save the Frogs Day *(last Fri.)

Teach Your Children to Save Day *

Farmer’s Almanac Founder, Robert Bailey Thomas born 1776

April 25

Astronomy Day *

DNA Day

Dance Day *(last Sat.)

East Meets West Day

Eeyore’s Birthday *(last Sat.)

Great Fire of London 1666

Frog Day *(last Sat.)

Go Birding Day *(last Sat.)

Hug a Plumber Day

Physicist Guglielmo Marconi born 1874

Malaria Awareness Day

Sense of Smell Day *(last Sat.)

Suez Canal Construction begins 1859

World Healing Day *(last Sat.)

World Penguin Day

Veterinary Day *(last Sat.)

April 26

Audubon Day

Help a Horse Day

Hug An Australian Day

Kids and Pets Day

Pinhole Photography Day *(last Sun.)

Preservation Week begins *

Pretzel Day

Scientist/Inventor Charles F. Richter born 1900

April 27

Babe Ruth Day

Author Ludwig Bemelmans born 1898

President Ulysses S. Grant born 1822

Scientist Johannes Kepler born 1571

Inventor Samuel Morse born 1791

Prime Rib Day

Tell A Story Day

April 28

Astronomy Day

Biological Clock Day

Kiss Your Mate Day

Maryland Statehood 1788

President James Monroe born 1758

Great Poetry Reading Day

April 29

Dance Day

Greenery Day

Guide Dogs Day *(last Wed.)

Shrimp Scampi Day

World Wish Day

Zipper patented 1851

April 30

Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

Beltane *

Buggs Bunny Day

Hairstyle Appreciation Day

Honesty Day

Louisiana Statehood 1812

Poem In Your Pocket Day *

Raisin Day

Vietnam War ended 1975

Walpurgis Night

I make my monthly special days lists by using several sources including old calendars, holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in. Below are the links to my favorite online April calendars.